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Greece's fledgling government has scrambled to quell market fears of a default on its massive debt after Dubai's recent solvency scare put the spotlight on the struggling Greek economy. With the Athens stock exchange reeling and investors speculating whether the...

The economy contracted at an annual rate of 1.7 percent in the July-September period after shrinking 1.2 percent in the previous quarter, based on provisional estimates. Quarter-on-quarter, Greece's 250-billion-euro economy contracted by 0.4 percent in the three months to September....

The Athens benchmark general index ended at 2,383.62 points, adding 5.59 percent for the week...Earlier, UBS reduced its rating on the share to �neutral� from �buy� on concern that the country�s attempts to rein in a ballooning deficit will mean...

Unemployment concerns coupled with a sharp decline in consumer confidence of 11 points relative to October are the main reasons for the significant deterioration in the Economic Climate Index for November by 5.3 points, as it dropped to 66.4 points...

Greece doesn't have to follow Dubai It is not in such dire financial straits as some have suggested, but Greece still needs to implement major structural reforms Will Greece follow Dubai World into financial turmoil?...And will eurozone membership protect Greece...

Kathimerini Apart from the problems and fiscal holes created in the budget this year, the global financial crisis has had a significant negative impact on the real economy. According to data released by the Bank of Greece yesterday, the increase...

On a global level, patients traveling abroad for medical treatment are expected to spend $100 billion in 2012, up from $60 billion in 2006. Most Greeks who go abroad for healthcare do so to receive treatment at orthopedic centers and...

tool goes here Title: Community Development Manager Company: Manatee Chamber of Commerce What do you like most about your job? Working with the different members that we have and the variety of work I do in my position.

The economics/finance cognoscenti�s take on the Dubai sheikhs� bond repayment difficulties is that the world is unlikely to be shaken...Post-Lehman it always pays to give nervous types a hearing. One of the critical things is global markets� perception of the...

Katseli outlined the Socialist government�s top four priorities as being the provision of more liquidity to the market, investment support, the boosting of competitiveness and consumer rights protection. �With a draft bill to be submitted to Parliament next week, businesses...